Medicare announces plan to recoup billions from drug companies
Drugmakers will be required to pay Medicare back for price increases that outpace inflation. The industry is expected to put up a fight over implementation.
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At buzzy health care business conference, investors fear the bubble will burst
JPMorgan's cheery confab returned to San Francisco, but the health care capitalists had economic anxiety, too.
An $18,000 biopsy? Paying cash might have been cheaper than using her insurance
A hospital's cost calculator said her procedure would be $1,400 for patients without insurance. Instead, the bill was almost $18,000 and, her part was more than $5,000 — the balance of her deductible.
Sick and struggling to pay, 100 million people in the U.S. live with medical debt
The U.S. health system now produces debt on a mass scale, a new investigation shows. Patients face gut-wrenching sacrifices.
A hospital offered a payment plan for baby's NICU stay — $45,843 a month for a year
After baby Dorian Bennett arrived two months early and spent more than 50 days in the neonatal ICU, his parents received a bill of more than $550,000 — despite having health insurance.
College Tuition Sparked A Mental Health Crisis. Then The Hefty Hospital Bill Arrived
A student sought counseling help after panicking over a tuition bill. A weeklong stay in a psychiatric hospital followed — along with a $3,413 bill. The hospital soft-pedaled its charity care policy.
The New Year Will Bring More Transparency In Hospital Prices
A new federal health care rule requires hospitals to publicly post prices for every service they offer and break down those prices by component and procedure.
Despite ACA Coverage Gains, Millions Still Suffer 'Catastrophic' Health Care Costs
The president-elect has vowed to strengthen the Affordable Care Act, which gave millions of Americans health insurance. But many insured people still struggle to pay for health care, research finds.
Hit With An Unexpectedly High Medical Bill, Here's How A Savvy Patient Fought Back
When the hospital tried to bill her for more than what she'd been quoted, Tiffany Qiu refused to pay the extra amount and the bill went to collections. She still didn't back down.
Heart Disease Bankrupted Him Once. Now He Faces Another $10,000 Medical Bill
A cook at a senior center, Matthew Fentress is one of millions of Americans whose skimpy health insurance plans leave them vulnerable to huge out-of-pocket costs when they get sick.